ADW_WINZENI

This adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

Arrival Details

This adware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

Installation

This adware creates the following folders:

• %Application Data%\Wizeni

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

Other System Modifications

This adware adds the following registry entries as part of its installation routine:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
WZCSVC
mid = {random hex}

It adds the following registry keys as part of its installation routine:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
WZCSVC

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
WZCSVC\Status

Other Details

This adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

• www.{BLOCKED}i.net